The rare daily word game sweeping the globe. Find what's hidden in plain sight.
BYTES
Definition of BYTES
noun
plural of byte
noun
A short sequence of bits (binary digits) that can be operated on as a unit by a computer; the smallest usable machine word.
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Word DNA
BYTES inherits its ancestry from its root, BYTE.
How it is built
Same root, BYTE · 1 relative in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
BYTES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 33 boards so far. 64 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 19, 8 June 2026. The most recent board was Day 147, 14 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 2 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 19, 8 June 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
BYTES starts with B and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read BESTY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. No letter is used twice, which makes it an isogram.
Also seen on Day 19
Could you have found BYTES?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 19 - and most players walked straight past it.
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